Wes Phillips

You'd think we knew pretty much all there was to know about water, wouldn't you? Well, zap it with high-energy X-rays, subject it to extremely high pressure, and make sure the proportions of H₂ and 0₂ are just right and you get "a highly energetic material."

Is coin flipping really random?

Well, one of my heroes, Mr. Tom Waits.

The Library of Congress has posted scads of Aaron Copland's music. Forget doing anything else this weekend.

Huckleberry's decided to be Igor this year. Does that mean I have to go as Dr. Frankenstein?

I just posted my review of the Cincinnati Pops' The Never-Ending Waltz at Face the Music blog.

Steve Reich's 70^th birthday celebration is currently keeping NYC concert-goers pretty busy, but you can participate at home, thanks to the Whitney Museum's web-casting of its October 15 performance event.